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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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